New BMW 5 Series Spied

by Clinton Deacon
December 6, 2007 11:00 AM
Filed Under: BMW, German, Spy Photos

Still in its early testing stages, our spies have managed to get the shots of a prototype for the next generation 5 series in Munich, Germany.

The new 5 series will be equipped with an 8-speed automatic transmission, optional four wheel drive and expect power to come from 6 petrol engines (ranging from 2.5 litre 218hp to 4.4 litre V8 biturbo 408hp) and four diesels (ranging from 2.0 litre 175hp to 3.0 litre 300hp).

Wide angle cameras will be fitted into the side mirrors for the all new model to give the driver an overall view of the car and it will also feature Park Distance Control.

The new 5 series will be launched in spring 2010, with the M5 set to follow a year later.

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Comments

thamzn

December 6, 2007 12:52 PM

I think there might also be a 4.8 V8 twinturbo. I believe that engine has been tested for months now, due to be fitted into the next X5 4.8iS. Should be a stonker at over 380kW

Ghent2007

December 6, 2007 7:36 PM

are you nuts? oil is gonna reach 300/barrel in 5 years time. thee will be an energy crisis, if renewables dont kick in.

bimmerboi14

December 7, 2007 1:49 AM

ghent2007 bmw is gonna start doing hybrids 2.. the power is simply to be loved by the horsepower freaks

bimmerboi14

December 7, 2007 1:49 AM

a k a anyone like me

elsonlau

December 6, 2007 3:13 PM

This car is going to be used a new styling cues from Concept CS. The most important is M5 as well. I hope Adrian Van Hoodnyk, BMW Designer does design than Chris Bangle.

Ghent2007

December 6, 2007 7:35 PM

u must be kidding me. Van Hoodyk is the one who designed the ugly 2003 7 Series!

Harajoshi2

December 6, 2007 3:35 PM

"Van Hoodnyk" isn't the new general designer and Christopher Bangle still leads the Design Studio.

autoque

December 6, 2007 10:42 PM

This and the new Merc E-Class will be competing fiercely for market shares.

autoque

December 6, 2007 10:44 PM

Plus, I hope they fare better on side-crash tests this time.

radmeister

December 7, 2007 1:09 AM

What was wrong with the 2003 7 series? i think that car does everything it's meant to do. The front is nice and square and aggressive and the back is rounded. Kind of like a rolls. The lines of the car are perfect in my opinion.

DieselDog

December 7, 2007 4:07 AM

I'm glad to see BMW are still working on sedans. All that V-Series and X6 stuff is killing me. Sporting exec-class sedans with frugal but awesomely powerful diesels were a strength of BMW in the past. The current 5er has been a bit of a let-down in the styling department. This upcoming one shows some promise, yet the greenhouse seems overly tall in these pics. If "Andy V." and Bangle get the styling just right, BMW may again propel itself to the fore, where they belong. (At least I would be greatly interested in buying one...)

wisp

February 18, 2008 1:56 PM

4 exhausts on a BMW can only mean one thing...M power to the people. This car is most likely an M series in the 5 range.

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